Partner Engagement Lead

About GO Tutor Corps

The mission of the GO Tutor Corps (GO) is to provide students with access to a quality education through high-dosage tutoring. We recruit, train, and support a corps of individuals who are placed in partner schools where they intensively tutor students as a part of a year of service through the federal AmeriCorps program. We call our tutors “Fellows” to encompass the several roles they play to instruct, mentor, and develop the students with whom they are matched. In the 2024-25 school year, Fellows are serving over 4,000 students in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC.

To learn more about the organization: https://gofellows.org/ 

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Partner Engagement Lead will secure and onboard new school and district partners as the GO Tutor Corps scales up to serve 7,500 students across seven regions in the next three years. The Partner Engagement Lead will also maintain relationships with current partners and play a key role in coordinating across GO’s departments to ensure clear communication and streamlined decision making as it relates to partnership development. 

Key Responsibilities

• Business development: Represent GO Tutor Corps at external meetings and conferences, independently or with members of the GO leadership team, to identify and cultivate new school and district partnerships. Serve as the primary point of contact for current and prospective partners during contract conversations. Travel will be required to and within Virginia and Maryland, where GO plans to stand up new programming, as well as New York, where GO plans to expand its footprint.
• Partner onboarding: Working closely with the Program team, serve as the primary point of contact with new partners to share key Program features as well as understand and manage onboarding requirements such as Fellow clearances, vendor approvals, building vision for school sites, and any state- or district-mandated requirements. Ensure a smooth transition in relationship from Partner Engagement Lead to Program Implementation Team.
• Cross-departmental facilitation and strategy: Serve as the bridge between Operations, Program, Finance, Recruitment, and HR departments to ensure clear and consistent communication regarding school and district partnerships. In partnership with COO, establish or hone systems for information sharing and decision making. Facilitate cross-departmental meetings. Participate in regular monthly in-person staff meetings and regular check-ins with members of the GO team. 

Must Have:

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience, including 4+ years in roles involving leadership or management, ideally within education or non-profit sectors.
• Experience building relationships with external partners/clients, ideally school and district leaders.
• Strong customer service mindset, including ability to tailor approach and communication as needed.
• Superb organizational and self-management skills and an ability to handle multiple responsibilities effectively and thoughtfully.
• Skilled at establishing and cultivating strong relationships with peers, across different levels of the organization and externally.
• Awareness of and commitment to engaging with issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, specifically around race, class, sexuality, and gender.

Location

• You must live in or near regions where GO is expanding (between NY and VA) 
• You will be expected to travel to conferences and meetings several times per month (day trips or, in some cases, overnight trips), with travel most frequently happening between NY, MD and VA. Travel will be most frequent between fall and spring as new partnerships are cultivated. You will also be expected to attend GO’s in-person staff meetings in NYC once per month. At all other times, you can work from home. GO covers the cost of all work-related travel.

Compensation

• Annual salary range for this role is $100,000-112,000

Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Health insurance
• 403B Retirement Plan
• Flexible spending account
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Parental Leave

COVID 19 Policy

In alignment with evolving public health guidance and industry norms, the GO Foundation does not mandate proof of vaccination for staff members and GO Fellows. However, it's important to be aware that certain partner schools may have their own vaccination requirements.